FORT SCOTT, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
FORT SCOTT, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 7,513 people get their water from it, across 3,227 connections.
How this compares nationally
FORT SCOTT, CITY OF has 18 violations on record in total, 12 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,641th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 87th percentile nationally.
Against the KS average
FORT SCOTT, CITY OF's 12 health-based violations sit above the KS average of 8.7, across 152 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
FORT SCOTT, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-03, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
FORT SCOTT, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What FORT SCOTT, CITY OF's record does not cover
FORT SCOTT, CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 12 health-based violations on file for FORT SCOTT, CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.